The State of Florida vs George Zimmerman: The Trial

that a sweet, innocent lady such as yourself

It's the defense that raises issues regarding mental illness or mental deficiency

someone from the PD office went on record with a journalist saying that no one in the office has any reason to believe that zimmerman has mental health issues, either from personal experience with him or from any available records.

hawkeye wrote:
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someone from the PD office went on record with a journalist saying that no one in the office has any reason to believe that zimmerman has mental health issues, either from personal experience with him or from any available records.

cicerone imposter wrote:

Someone? Christ sakes, one person's opinion about the mental stability of Zimmerman is of no comfort to the parents of Trayvon Martin or his ex-girlfriends - or his defense attorney.

hawk, Why do you insist on making yourself look more stupid with almost every post?

comfort to the parents of Trayvon Martin or his ex-girlfriends - or his defense attorney.

It's about people who love guns more than life.

As a neighborhood watch member, he wasn't supposed to be carrying a gun, .

and to report any suspicious activity to the police; PERIOD

TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Nov 7 (Reuters) - An effort to repeal a Florida law allowing people to use deadly force if they reasonably fear for their safety failed on Thursday, reigniting a controversy over how the law figured in the Trayvon Martin murder trial.

The statute, known as Stand Your Ground, figured prominently in the highly publicized case. Police in Sanford, Florida, citing the law, initially declined to arrest neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman after he shot Martin, an unarmed black 17-year-old who was on his way back from a convenience store.

Did a bona fide member of Psychiatry specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness evaluate George Zimmerman? If not, on whose authority did they ascertain the mental fitness of this gun-wielding murderer?

TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Nov 7 (Reuters) - An effort to repeal a Florida law allowing people to use deadly force if they reasonably fear for their safety failed on Thursday,

reigniting a controversy over how the law figured in the Trayvon Martin murder trial.
The statute, known as Stand Your Ground, figured prominently in the highly publicized case. Police in Sanford, Florida, citing the law, initially declined to arrest neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman after he shot Martin,

The panel approved the expansion of the ''stand your ground'' immunity to people who fire a warning shot.

repeal Florida’s stand your ground statute was defeated in an 11-2 vote by the Florida House Criminal Justice Subcommittee. Writing for the Florida News Service, Margie Menzel quotes Florida state representative Jimmie Smith (R-Inverness) to say, “We stand and defend what is ours…‘Stand your ground’ is core to our American way of life.”

The Florida committee heard lengthy testimony, according to Menzel, evenly divided for and against the repeal legislation. Menzel cited Phillip Agnew of the Dream Defenders, who the NPQ Newswire has cited for his role in the fiftieth anniversary of the March on Washington and other events, and others who indicated that the stand-your-ground statute makes blacks in the state subject to fear that they could be shot by anyone—for example, an overly aggressive neighborhood vigilante like Zimmerman or an irritated driver like Dunn or anyone who thinks that blacks pose some sort of physical threat to them.

The sponsor of the repeal bill, Alan Williams, a Democratic member of the lower house from Tallahassee, was able to garner no support from other Democratic state legislators as cosponsors. Only two members of the committee, representatives Randolph Bracy (D-Orlando) and Kionne McGhee (D-Miami), both black men, voted for the repeal legislation. The opposition to the repeal legislation was loud, vocal, and bipartisan. The support for the bill was male and black. The racial divide around stand-your-ground laws is becoming more overt all the time.

With guidance from a law enforcement agency, the Watch trains its members in home security techniques, observation skills, and crime reporting. Residents also learn about the types of crime that affect the area.

Organizers and block captains must emphasize that Watch groups are not vigilantes and do not assume the role of the police. They only ask neighbors to be alert, observant, and caring-and to report suspicious activity or crimes immediately to the police.

The Watch concept is adaptable. There are Park Watches, Apartment Watches, Window Watches, Boat Watches, School Watches, Realtor Watches, Utility Watches, and Business Watches. A Watch can be organized around any geographic unit.

Another of your falsehoods as that just what Zimmerman did and he is not responsible for Trayvon doubling back and attacking him.

Watch groups are not vigilantes and do not assume the role of the police.

you continue to advocate for gun owners over the lives of others. In this particular case, Zimmerman, the shooter.

No such thing; once he reported it to the police, he should have let the police handle the incident.

CREDIT: REUTERS/GARY W. GREEN/POOL
(Reuters) - Police in the Florida city where George Zimmerman shot and killed Trayvon Martin have backed off a plan to explicitly ban neighborhood watch volunteers from carrying guns while on duty.

Earlier this month, police in Sanford, Florida, announced new rules on how civilian patrols can operate in an attempt to revive the program's reputation.

Sanford was thrust in the national spotlight last year when Zimmerman, a former neighborhood watch captain, gunned down Martin, an unarmed black teenager. Prosecutors accused Zimmerman of chasing down and killing Martin, but a jury acquitted him in July of murder.

Sanford Police Chief Cecil Smith, in a phone interview on Wednesday, refused repeated requests to explain the reversal.

"That was the choice of the chief. That was my decision," Smith said. "What my thought is is unimportant."